Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - steeve
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Steeve
steeve
I. transitive verb (~d; steeving) Etymology: probably from Spanish estibar or Portuguese estivar to pack tightly, from Latin stipare to press together — more at stiff Date: circa 1644 archaic to stow especially in a ship's hold II. verb (~d; steeving) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1644 intransitive verb of a bowsprit to incline upward at an angle with the horizon or the line of the keel transitive verb to set (a bowsprit) at an upward inclination
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1. n. & v. Naut. --n. the angle of the bowsprit in relation to the horizontal. --v. 1 intr. (of a bowsprit) make an angle with the horizontal. 2 tr. cause (the bowsprit) to do this. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. 2. n. & v. Naut. --n. a long spar used in stowing cargo. --v.tr. stow with a steeve. Etymology: ME f. OF estiver or Sp. estivar f. L stipare pack tight ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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